University of East Anglia recreated Minecraft Minecraft during lockdown
22 May 2020
In response to the Covid-19 lockdown students have rebuilt their campus.
Sophie Johnston, a University of East Anglia (UEA), fresher, was 19 when she began looking through the planning software to create the grounds using video game Minecraft.
She was helped by her three housemates Rebecca Bystry, 20, Tom Greensted, 19, and Matthew Wright, 19.
The “campus” has been visited by more than 200 students. TEAMEXTREMEMC It is still being constructed.
Ms Johnston said: “We all agree that the thing we don’t miss most is the social aspect of university, getting to know and getting to meet so many people from all kinds of backgrounds.
“The server has allowed us to keep in touch with each other and also meet people we would never have met in real life. This has been beneficial for us all psychologically during lockdown.”
Students have designed and built spaces such as the Ziggurat accommodation and main square, LCR music venue or UEA(su) and the library at the Norwich-based university.
The four students, who act as admins for the server, all have different roles, with Ms. Johnston and Ms Bystry creating the infrastructure, and Mr Wright answering questions from players via phone calls and text chats together with Mr Greensted, who has mastered coding himself and is responsible for troubleshooting.
The campus was constructed in Minecraft’s creative mode , which means the students were able to access all the materials the game offers.
They are still working on the interiors of certain buildings with the assistance of other players.
Ms. Johnston said: “Since we’re first years and haven’t been to some of the buildings, we’ve had to use the help of staff, students and alumni who’ve provided pictures to aid us- there’s been a lot of recalling!”
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